Author Zibby Wilder

Afternoon reading from the Village Voice Empire: ​Spokane Police say that a tissue sample from an aborted fetus may hold the key evidence in proving that a 21-year-old man raped a 15-year-old girl. So officers showed up at Planned Parenthood with a warrant. Seattle Weekly has the story.

Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: ​In explaining how her four-month-old son died from a fractured skull and other injuries, 20-year-old Rachel Bryan said, “When I get mad, my bi-polar comes out.” Seattle Weekly has the story.

Afternoon reading from the Village Voice Empire: Crucial DNA evidence linking exchange student Amanda Knox to the murder of her roommate has been thoroughly trashed by independent experts. Maybe this new video — starring the clowns of the Perugia police force — will finally set her free.Seattle Weekly has the story.

Saturday reading from the Village Voice Empire: After high profile incidents, including the “I’ll stomp the Mexican piss out of you” beating and the “I shot the deaf Native American woodcarver in the back” killing were caught on video, the SPD suddenly, has no video. Seattle Weekly has the story.

Lunchtime reading from the Village Voice Empire: ​There are students around the country who would no doubt like to keep a 25-foot buffer between them and their principal. But only one student we know of has an actual no-contact order. Seattle Weekly has the story.

Afternoon reading from the Village Voice Empire: ​ATM skimmers are equal-opportunity crooks. But perhaps some discrimination is in order for their future criminal enterprises –particularly the ones against federal prosecutors. Seattle Weekly has the story.

Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: ​When CPS visited the home they found two well-fed adults, a “significantly overweight” dog, and 10-year-old girl who weighed less than 50 pounds, trembled constantly and was covered in signs of horrific abuse. Seattle Weekly has the story.

Bedtime reading from the Village Voice Empire: An employee of Outdoor Adventures Whistler brutally slaughtered dozens of sled dogs after their use as 2010 Winter Olympics tourist attractions stopped lining the company’s pockets. So what’s the SPCA have to say? Seattle Weekly has the story.

Afternoon reading from the Village Voice Empire: The captive and his jailor enjoyed a consenting, if illegal, sexual relationship between two adults. So why was guard Danette Skelton handed 10 years on the sex offender registry with her 6 months of jail? Seattle Weekly has the story.